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2010 Census - A complete count is vital
10 minutes of your time now, impacts our future for the next 10 years!
The data collected by the Census this year will be used to determine a host of issues critical to the nonprofit community, including but not limited to:
Decisions about what community services to provide, and how to distribute over $300 billion in federal funds to local, state and tribal governments each year for the next 10 years! Examples include spending on:
- Title 1 grants to educational agencies
(school districts across the nation)
- Head Start programs
- Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (food grants)
- Programs for the elderly
- Emergency food and shelter
Federal Funds at Stake for Indiana:
- 4 trillion dollars in federal funds distributed to the states based on Census data over the next 10 years.
- 7.8 billion dollars in Census-based federal funds is the amount that Indiana received in 2007 alone!
- $1,226.29 is the amount that each person counted in the 2000 Census earned for Indiana in federal funds in 2007.
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Bringing people together
to advance the common good.
By participating in the census, you can help create a brighter future for you and those important to you. Complete and return your form when it arrives.
How you can help: Advocate!
- Educate yourself about the 2010 Census and its impact on our community.
- Think about ways to ensure your neighbors, family and clients complete and return the Census forms or respond to Census workers.
- Learn strategies to reach the populations hardest to count.
To learn more, visit NonprofitsCount or 2010census.gov.
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